Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-06
The Rifles Invited TO Louisville.

The National Rifles at their meeting tonight
will consider, among other things, invitation to
visit Louisville on the 23d OF this month. They
have been invited to take part in competitive drill
to be held there at the time named. Capt. Ernest
MACPHERSON, OF the Louisville Legion, the bearer
OF the invitation, is In the city with general in
structfons to bring the National Rifles, dead or
alive The Rifles entertained the Louisville Le-
glOn handsomely during the National Drill. The
Rifles have also been invited to take part in the
competitive drill in Chicago in october.
INDICTMENTS BY THE GRAND JURY-The Grand
jury to-day reported indictments to the Criminal
Court as follows: Frederick Jennings and John
Smith, rape on Cora Smith, and assault with in
tent to rape In February last; VIM. Langston,
alias Scranage LangStOn, manSlaughter In killing
Henry Williams on April I'd last; and Charles W;
the charge against Charles P. Morgan OF grand
larceny.
MARRIAGE LIcENsEs.-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk Of the court to Lycurgus
Adams, OF Prince Georges County. Md, and sallie
Gain and Catherine Kunl; Saml Cook and Sarah
Young; Major Lewis and Emma Ha1ght; Jno
wey and Aans JAS s
Nora A RiOrden
THE FRANKLIN INSURANCE COMPANY's ELECTION
At the annual meeting to-day OF the stockholders
OF the Franklin Insurance Co. directors for the en-
suing year were elected as follows: Jas. L. Norris
Hill, Dr.. Danl B. Clarke, DR.. j. NJ. McCalia, DR.. w
E. Roberts. H. B. Mcdonald, o. C. Green, W. H.
Morrison, P. II. HILL Alex: PorterMorse.
NEW GAS CoMpANY.-The stockholders Of the
Automatic Water Gas CO. met at their office, 122(
by the election Of the Following board 81 direc
tors: Jno. b. Alley, DIR. w. V. Marmion Henan D.
WalbrtdYe, August Burgdorf, Benz. y: kayser
Stilson Hutchins, and A. l. Merriman. The board
afterward met aud elected Jno b. Alley president
and K C. Goodrich secretary.
Own urxnppn ANN 1,ur~rv.spvrS Apprsrs ~
Two DAYs.-Durtng the forty EIGHT hours ending
at O'Clock this morning the police made one hun.
dred and twenty-Seve arrests, twenty-three OF
them being for intoxication. In the Police Court
Judge Smell disposed OF seventy-seven cases, and
| the business OF the court was finished before
O'Clock.
Wills FILKD.-The will OF the late Robt. P. Dodge
| was filed to-day. 1t is dated September S. 1873,
and bequeathS his estate to hts wife, Caroline
r., in fee simple, and at her death the remainder
to his children. The wife has died since the Will
letters be issued to X. Hagner. Also the will OF
Cornelius Shea, leaving to his son lot III Pleasant
Plains and the rest OF the estate to his wife Mary
Dennis Fitzgerald Is named as executor.
SECOND OFrENsE OF PETIT LARcENy.-The Grim
in the trial Of Lewis Dodson, colored, for second
ofrense Of petit larceny. 1t was not denied that
Dodson had been previously convicted OF larceny,
but It was c0ntended that he had been tried and
acquitted OF HOUSEKEEPING in entering the stable
from which 1t Is alleged the harness In this case
was taken, ana therefore IL was the same Trans
action he was being tried for and he was vtr-
tually being twice tried for the same onense.
The court, however, ruled against this point and
the case went to the jury and verdict OF guilty
found.
WILL SUE TIE DRILL CONMITrEE.-Mr. C. Maurice
SMltn, as attorney for Thomas kern,0 New York,
caterer OF the National Drill Grounds has been re-
talned 10 enter suit against the drill committee to
recover $13,OO0 damages. He was guaranteed
O,OOO meals day, and instead only furnished
LOU. He wants pay for the difference.
RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER.-The following
were the readings at the signal once to-day: q.
H. u; pm, %: maximum. 60: minimum, 90.
They CHOsR THE WRONG PLACE no TAKE BATH.
Mlchael U6epp and Michael Abbott, Italians, were
oelofe Judge Smell to-day, charged with trespaSs-
Ing on the Agricultural Grounds. The watchman
who arrested them stated that they were undresS-
Ing TO take bath In the lake. They were rined s5i
SRvRRR FALL--Mr n. B. Ftthian, of the Sur
.on Generals ONCE, Is lying very Ill at his rooms
corner OF 14th and streets suffering from the re-
SUITS OF 4 very severe accident. Mr.. Ffthian has
/ Oeen subject to faInting spells, and On Friday
morning last, when standing at the head OF the
lacked with vertigo, and, losing his balance, was
preclp1tated TO the bottom OF the stairway. He
dld not recover consciousness for several hours
IL was found that he struck upon his head cutting
II badly, also wrenchtLg his collar bone and bruiS
Ing his entire body.
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